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The Funk Brothers recorded and performed on Motown's recordings from 1959 to 1972. [1] The film was inspired by the 1989 book Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson, a bass guitar instruction book by Allan Slutsky, which features a biography of James Jamerson along with his bass lines.
Robert White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994) [1] was an American soul musician and a guitarist for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. [2]Born in the small town of Billmeyer, Pennsylvania, [3] [4] he received music lessons from his uncle.
There is no undisputed list of the members of the group. Some writers have claimed that virtually every musician who ever played on a Motown track was a "Funk Brother". There are 13 Funk Brothers identified in Paul Justman's 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown, based on Allan Slutsky's book of the same name
AllMusic critic John Bush calls "Standing in the Shadows of Love" "dramatic" and "impassioned." [5] Billboard described the song as a "solid rhythm rocker headed fast for the top." [6] Cash Box said the single is a "driving ode [that] is filled with a solid romance lyric in the quartet’s usual powerful style." [7] Record World praised the ...
The online show to commemorate Black History Month features music from Memphis-based Stax Records and Detroit’s Motown. (Claire James/Soulsville Foundation via AP)
James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) [1] [a] was an American bassist.He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bass players in modern music history.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit's Motown and Memphis' Stax Records will be able to enjoy music from both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free ...
Coffey was interviewed in the 2002 film, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, which told the story of Funk Brothers and explained that he had sold his Fender Stratocaster to buy a Gibson Firebird after he heard Eddie Willis of Funk Brothers play it during a Motown session. In 2004, he published a memoir, Guitars, Bars and Motown Superstars.